For Google's Larry Page, Space is the Limit

Gearlog's Brian Heater sits down with Google founder Larry Page to talk about his childhood dreams, visiting outer space, and a certain phone.

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After Thursday morning's X Prize Foundation announcement (the foundation is partnering with Google to award 30 million dollars to the first two teams to land a manned spacecraft on the moon), Brian Heater sat down with Google founder Larry Page to talk about his childhood dreams, visiting outer space, and a certain phone.

Brian Heater: Do you consider this to be a fulfillment of your childhood fantasies? Did you want to be an astronaut when you were growing up?

Larry Page: I don't know that I wanted to be an astronaut; but I'd love to go into space.

OK, so there's a bit of a selfish reason: You do want to go into space, and this might help you get there.

Page: I think everyone wants to go into space... If it's easy, efficient, and affordable.

What specifically do you think Google can bring to the table? Obviously there's the monetary... What other sorts of things are you bringing?

Brian Heater came to PCMag in 2006, after working at Laptop Magazine as a staff writer. His writing has appeared in Spin, The Onion, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Press, The Oklahoma Gazette, The Metro Santa Cruz, Heeb, and a lot of music magazines you’ve probably never heard of. He also runs the comics site The Daily Cross Hatch, which he strongly recommends you check out. One time Brian met the president. He had green hair back then. Long story.
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